Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-08

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The career Of Charles Fos1Ik. Altar
Charles Watson. the Gentleman Gam
bier who was shot and killed &c Hot
Springs, by q negro policeman. d short 1
time ago, was al, eventful one. HI
was tall and handsome. cool e an IL
Gle, dressed in exunisite taste. and hie
manner and conversation were every
inch the elegant, refined rentlcna1.
His friends never wearied 81 Iaudinr
his bravery, and his enemies did NOT
gainsay them. Some years aoo :
soldier was found With q bullet IS h7s
heart on bridge near Carlisle. HI
was of gambling propeneities and al
avowed enemy Of Foulk. The latter
| with another gambler was charged
with the crime aud placed on trial
| The men were given separate trials.
and Foulk was tried first and accquit-
ted on an undoubted abb.
The evidence in the trial of Foulk,o
supposed accomplice was damaging to
/ the prisoner at the bar One lady who
lived near the scene of the shooting,
VIZ t<,<<tssA
she heard pistol shot, ran to thu
door and saw him running hatIesa
from the scene of the murder. She waa
certain that it was the accused man,
because there was q lighted gas lamp
near her door which enabled her 70
1 get q good view OF his features. Other
evidence equally strong was introduc-
ed by the state and q conviction seefp-
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no one believed that the case made By
the state could pc shaken.
As Foulk took his seat on the Wit
ness stand ne turned 70 the stern, gray
haired judge, and IN . ciear, calm VOICE
that could be heard IN every part a.
the room, said: Judge. before tes-
THY in TINS case want TO ask you =
question. Can ever be tried again
Tor the killing Of that SOLDIER
For moment the silence Was pain
fui. The venerable Judge seemed to
have guessed what was coming he
replied IN solemn, severe tones that
were rendered all the more impressive
! by the deathiy stiffness:
80 Tar as human law y concerned,
Mr.. Fouik, yOu are Tree man. No
earthly tribunal can try you AGAIN.
Fouik Was the only person IN the room
J who was not ale ;ted. As cooliy ~ +
! talking to a ,arcie OF friends, ne repli-
e cd: Inank you, Judge; you are Z
) man Oh honor, and know the law. ana
Q l believe You. ! wish TO soiemniy
+ swear then, lnat knien lnat soiuier'
/ ion have acquitted the wrong man
J Inc elect OF tins cool, deiiber'
! ate statement, made IN a voice
f that never tremnieo ana could @
e heard by every one IN the court
J. room, may be imagined Al once
n the silence was broken py exeta'
d nations OF surprise and indignafi0n,
q whicn, however, were quickly sup
). pressed Dy the Judge Ihsii, as cooiiy
d as he had made the confession, Eoulk
s tod the story OF the MURDER nc
= said that as he was crossing the bridge
ne met the soldier going IN an oppo
10 site direction. ihey were OLD enemies
r and had recently mad a quarref ovel
the green clotn. Fouik SAID that q
soon as the soldier saw HIM ne drew
his sabre and started Tor HIM MO-
wishing to kill him, Fouik continued
a II drew q little old-iashioned peppel
: box revolver and shot at him lou
+" times, but as he stlil kept coming a
u me jumped on uhe pridse, ureM m,